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RBC expands agent lender client base
28 November 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

RBC Investor and Treasury Services has been appointed to act as an agent lender for two new asset managers in Canada and Sweden.

OFR adds repo to securities financing data collection
28 November 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Office of Financial Research is set to expand its data collection of securities financing transactions to include bilateral and cleared repo, with the first report expected in the first half of 2018

NEX boasts major client growth for collateral management service
28 November 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

NEX Optimisation has secured more than 100 clients for its collateral management service, triResolve Margin

Euroclear gains new chief information officer
27 November 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euroclear has hired Yves Dupuy as chief information officer

NEX Regulatory Reporting made trade repository under EMIR
24 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The trade repository, which will be based in Stockholm, Sweden, will prepare NEX for its trade operations post Brexit

Al Ramz Capital gains short selling licence
24 November 2017 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Al Ramz Capital is one of the first investment providers to offer short-selling in the UAE

BNP Paribas bolsters its senior agency lending roster
24 November 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Adnan Hussain moved from RBC to take up a role as global head of agency lending and head of market and financing services in the UK for BNP Paribas

Hedge funds continue 2017 run
23 November 2017 Madrid
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Global AUM of hedge funds rose 24 percent to $3.2 trillion in the past two years, according to data captured by IOSCO’s latest market survey.

Goldman Sachs appointed by Thrivent for agent lending
23 November 2018 Minneapolis
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Thrivent Financial has appointed Goldman Sachs as it new lending agent

ICMA maps repo and cash bond operations
22 November 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

ICMA has launched a free-to-read mapping directory for more than 80 technology solutions for repo and cash bond operations

FCA publishes MiFID II guide
22 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The guide focuses on the regulatory regime in MiFID II for trading venues and data reporting services providers

Hedge fund industry reaches new highs in Q3
22 November 2017 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The hedge fund industry has recorded strong performance in Q3 2017, after stumbling in 2016, according to Preqin